LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Right: New Year's Day Also Saw Revellers Taking the Plunge at the Annual Loony Dook
Right: New Year's Day also saw revellers taking the plunge at the annual Loony Dook in the Firth of Forth. Alice KenneCy gets a helping hand from South Queensferry lifeboat crew. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Victor, of Grimsby
On the 6th October, during stormy weather, the schooner Victor, of Grimsby, was seen riding at anchor in a dangerous position in Hoy Sound. The Saltaire life-boat was promptly manned and launched, and assisted to bring the schooner and.her...
The Institution's Oldest Supporters
THE Institution has received her annual subscription from a lady in Dumfriesshire who is now in her 104th year. Two years ago she doubled her subscription, feeling how uncertain her next year's subscription must...
Category: Donations
Resolute, of Peterhead, and Brig A. E. M., of Nantes
At 5 P.M. on the 12th March, when blowing a strong gale from the N., the schooner Resolute, of Peterhead, and brig A. E. M., of Nantes, went ashore on the north-west part of the Goodwin Sands.
The steam-tug Vulcan and Life...
A Picture of Success
Lady Winifred Hilton with the Deputy Mayor of Chesterfield as he presents the painting to raffle winner, Commander S. Sampson RN(Retd). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Year of Peace
In the twelve months from the end of the war in Europe on May 8th.
1945, life-boats rescued 677 lives. That is an average of 5 lives a month and is only 50 lives less than were rescued during the last twelve months of the...
Category: Articles
John
On the night of the 18th November, the fishing yawl, John, struck on the bar at the entrance to the river. One of the 3 men of her crew was soon after washed overboard and drowned.
A coastguard-boat, the crew of which were...
Coxswain R. M. Evans, of Moelfre, and Lt.-Comdr. H. H. Harvey, V.R.D., R.N.R. Inspector of Life-Boats for the North West
Coxswain R. M. Evans, of Moelfre, and Lt-Comdr. H. H.
Harvey, V.R.D., R.N.R., inspector of life-boats for the north west, pictured in London just before they received their medals from Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, for... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The War Department Motor Vessel Caddel
NOVEMBER 3RD. - WELLS, NORFOLK.
At 5.42 in the evening, information was received from the naval authorities at Great Yarmouth, through the coastguard, that a motor vessel; outside Wells harbour, was leaking and in need of...
Havfru
A Fine Cromer Service.
" 'Tis not in mortals to command success," though none deserve it better than a Life-boat crew, battling with the elements for the lives of their fellowmen.
It is our...